Herod the Great

Tragic Friendship Killing your best friend is tragic, but it might not always be the wrong decision. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie have a long lasting relationship. They both aspire to have a farm with a garden, rabbits, cows, and chickens. Due to disastrous events, Lennie and George will never have the opportunity of owning their dream farm. George is justified in killing Lennie because it’s for Lennie’s own good, he spared him a harsh death, and he prevented…

Life is full of future dreams and goals.Some may come true, and others may cause misfortune. In the story, “Of Mice and Men.” Lennie, a big strong mentally challenged adult who doesn't know his strength, and George, a smarter more petite guy, travel together. Both have goals and dreams of owning a farm one day. They both have their dreams like many others but some may fail and can hurt each person in one way. Failed ideas cause misfortune in two main ways, the first is from not having another…

Loneliness can oftentimes be associated with being alone, but the difference is, loneliness can ultimately alter one’s own self and could cause one to pay a hefty price. Being alone is the physical state in which one is by themselves and no one is physically around them, while loneliness is the emotional state in which one may have had people around and in their life, yet they felt like they are alone and had no one. Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife felt the emotional state…

Is Odysseus the Definition of Hero? Odysseus- the son of Laertes, king of Ithaca, hero of ancient times- was highly regarded by many. But in this new generation, what is he now? Today, is he still the hero he was all those years ago? Most may say no. But, when you really think about it, he still has qualities the heroes of modern day have. Odysseus had obtained a quality that modern day heroes seem to always have as well- courage. He used this courage to fight for his son, wife and to remain…

them living together, and Zainab, bashful, lies, and says that it is only for a short while. As the film continues, prejudice disappears quickly, and a bond forms between the women, as they get to know each other better. Walter is the possessor of great privilege. His privilege, as I see it, is that Walter gets to shape the destiny of both his own growth and experience with the visitors. His choices to join the two in the various parts of their lives allows him to experience their culture,…

each valley symbolizes a down part in her life. For example, two mountains in Esperanza’s life would be in the beginning of the story, despite her not fully understanding the idea of the blanket, when she had her papa and everything in her life was great due to her love of her father. The next example comes towards the end of the story when she discovers that Miguel has come back with Abuelita herself. Bringing Esperanza’s life together and allowing her to feel at home. The valleys however…

people recognize these times as the “Roaring 20’s”. Symbolism is an ingenious way for authors to link their works with that adventurous time in history. Moreover, F. Scott Fitzgerald created the ideal function of this literary device in his book The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the East and West Egg, a green dock light, and a towering billboard to symbolize paramount themes and to influence significant events in the plot. One of the first symbols the reader comes across in the novel is the…

Death was gentle when handling different souls, like Liesel’s sick brother, Werner, Rudy, and Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Death showed his softer side when handling Werner’s soul. He held the spirit very softly and treated him like a valuable object. “He warmed up soon after, but when I picked him up originally, the boy’s spirit was soft and cold, like ice cream.” While in Death’s arms, Werner, Liesel’s brother, was held gently,…

David Foster Wallace’s 2005 commencement speech for Kenyon College, referenced here from the text They Say I Say, differed from the cheery and laudatory reassurances that typically mark graduations. Rather he used his speech to impart the more momentous advice that by living intentionally one can escape the rat race that consumes and devastates many adults. Wallace’s main assertion is that most people operate on a “default setting” of unconsciousness, letting their thoughts roam freely and…

programs that set up a land tax, that had to be paid in specie, to pay off the nation’s postwar debts. The issue with this land tax was that yeomen farmers did not have specie since they generally bartered to get goods. The harsh land taxes caused great tension, because while the yeomen were paying very high taxes the merchants and towns people payed very little since they owned little to no land. Tensions rose even more when the yeomen became unable to pay these taxes and “creditors tore…